We all know the importance of communicating and retailing online, but how effective is it? Harpers hosted an "Online Debate" featuring retailers and online specialists at PLB's independent merchants' roadshow in Manchester last month and found supermarkets, independents and even drink apps are changing the digital landscape of wine online.
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Constellation Brands released its 2014 fiscal results today reporting fourth quarter profits increasing 92% to $157 million, driven largely by market gains related to the acquisition of Grupo Modelo's US commercial beer business.
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Bacardi's chief executive Ed Shirley is to retire and will leave the role after just two years and with no successor named.
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Berry Bros & Rudd has teamed up with London restaurant Avenue to recreate the infamous Judgment of Paris which took place in 1976.
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A week into his new role as chief executive at Treasury Wine Estates, Michael Clarke has admitted "there is a lot that needs to be fixed."
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Last week Rémy Cointreau' stocks spiked on speculation that Brown-Forman was a possible interested buyer, however reports have surfaced that Brown-Forman is a possible bidder for the Whyte & Mackay business which is currently up for sale.
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Supermarket wine price wars are threatening to'dumb down British consumers' attitudes to wine, exclusive research from Harpers Data & Insight team reveals.
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Angela Mount, a former head of wine at the Somerfield supermarket chain, and now an independent consultant to restaurants and merchants, provided tips and advice she has learnt during her career on how to fine tune wine-buying and negotiating skills at the recent Wine Buyers' Forum held in Windsor last month.
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Last month's Wine Buyers' Forum offered something very different for the UK wine trade: a two-day opportunity for back-to-back business meetings between suppliers and buyers.
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Erin Smith looks at how deflation could have an impact on the wine and spirit world.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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The Big Fortified Tasting (the b.f.t.), the single largest wine fair in the world which is solely dedicated to fortified wines, will be held on April 24, 2014, at the Church House Conference Centre, Westminster.
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Hot on the heels of the 2011 vintage declaration, Port is making a big comeback and harpers.co.uk talks with some of Port's most iconic brand owners.
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Stevens Garnier is on the look-out for major old world brands, and plans to boost its portfolio by adding one every six months.
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For the first time in its 34 year history, the London Wine Fair will have a dedicated beer section called the Brewhouse, which will focus on small batch, specialist and craft beers.
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Diageo's chief executive Ivan Menezes has made changes to the company's global management team with a major focus on emerging markets.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Pernod Ricard reports that there has been no improvements in sales following the Lunar New Year celebrations in China, which is traditionally the busiest sales period of the year for drinks companies, warning that China could remain sluggish until 2015 at the earliest.
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Wines of Argentina's Cambalache Nights event, which went on sale through "London's underground events" website The Nudge yesterday, sold 600 tickets in just three and half hours.
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Auriverdes is a 2014 limited edition Scotch whisky produced by Islay's Ardbeg Distillery that plays tribute to the World Cup taking place in Brazil this summer. It is being released to coincide with Ardbeg Day on May 31.
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